I was innocently planning my route in York and found this tower!

by DazzleLove

4 comments
  1. “I knew you loved my brother more than me!”

    “What do you mean, I named a tower after you”

  2. Built in ~1069, the name originates in the 1400s as ‘le bydoutre’, eventually recorded as ‘Biche Doughter’ by 1566.

    Could be that due to its location on a high promontory, and prevailing south-westerly winds, it was a particularly horrible place to be imprisoned…

    The word ‘Dortour’ is an old French word, meaning ‘bedroom’. It’s also a monastic name for a dormitory.

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